NJ Man Receives 8-Year Prison Sentence for Viral Racist Rant
TL;DR
Edward Mathews, a New Jersey man, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of bias intimidation for his racist rant against his Black neighbors. The incident, which occurred over two years ago, went viral and sparked outrage in the Mount Laurel community. The mayor is now calling for a federal hate crime investigation. Mathews was also found guilty of a drug offense after hallucinogenic mushrooms were discovered in his home.
- Edward Mathews sentence: NJ man to spend 8 years in prison after racist rant went viral WPVI-TV
- New Jersey man Edward Mathews who screamed racial slurs at his black neighbors is jailed for EIGHT YEARS after Daily Mail
- New Jersey man Edward Mathews sentenced to 8 years in jail for hurling racial slurs at neighbors in viral video New York Post
- N.J. man caught on video in racist rant gets 8 years in prison, officials say NJ.com
- Racist Rant Against Mt. Laurel Neighbors in Viral Video Leads to 8-Yr Prison Sentence TAPinto.net
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